SlimCar Installer

What is it?

SlimCar's installer is designed to make it possible to install SlimCar without extensive Linux knowledge or experience. It consists of a bootable CD that automates the tasks involved in installing SlimCar to a hard drive. The installer is itself a small Linux OS, which boots to a menu-driven interface.

The installer is written in PHP5 and uses the ncurses library to provide a simple graphical interface. The installer also makes use of PHP's SimpleXML parser to define menus and actions in XML files. The general theme is that PHP executes system commands like fdisk, mkfs and so on behind the scenes, then reformats the output for display in a way that most people will find easy to understand.

What can it do?

Some notable features of the Installer:

• Allows you to format a hard drive - SlimCar requires two partitions (one for the OS, one for the music) before installation can take place.

• Creates initial config files. You are prompted for networking and Rsync settings during installation.

• Allows user to change config settings, simply by booting the CD again.

• Can also be used to run disk checks, clean partitions and so on...

Screenshots

Coming soon!

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